Lesandro Ponciano 
Lesandro Ponciano is a researcher and professor in the fields of computer science and participatory science. He earned his Ph.D. in 2015, his M.Sc. in 2011, and his B.Sc. in Information Systems in 2009, and also holds a Technical Certificate in Accounting (2004).
Since 2006, he has been actively engaged in research and technical activies in computer science and participatory science. In 2023, he completed a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Germany. In 2026, he is serving as a visiting researcher at the Distributed Systems Lab at the Federal University of Campina Grande (LSD/UFCG), focusing on participatory science and climate action. Currently, he is also involved in technical advisory and consulting activities related to education, science, technology, and intellectual property.
From 2016 to 2025, he served as a professor at PUC Minas, with two career breaks with extended leaves of absence: 2022–2023 for a post-doc period at TUD, and 2026–2027 for personal reasons. At PUC Minas, he taught a wide range of courses in computer science and related to Human-Computer Interaction, Software Engineering, and Information Systems. He has been actively involved in initiatives promoting public participation in science and design, leveraging collaborative approaches to advance citizen science projects.
Ponciano has made scientific contributions to distributed computing, human computation, and citizen science. His work primarily focuses on quantitative empirical research, encompassing system characterization, simulation, modeling, and evaluation based on metrics and estimates related to human factors such as trust, privacy, and explainability. His scientific achievements extend to parallel and distributed computing infrastructure for e-science, citizen science, and participatory science.
Throughout his career, Ponciano has been recognized for his distinction in both teaching and research, earning accolades from students and peers alike. His ongoing work continues to contribute significantly to the fields of computer science and collaborative scientific endeavors.
E-mail address: lesandro.ponciano@proton.me
